'I keep no secrets from Nick!' Vanessa Lachey reveals the secret to her happy marriage with the 98 Degrees singer

The Dads actress says total honesty is the key to her happy marriage with 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey, who she married in 2011, and Vanessa says has never been happier in a relationship.

She told Us Weekly: 'I feel comfortable and completely myself when I'm around him. I have no secrets and no skeletons in my closet from my husband and I love that I love the woman I've become with him.'

'No skeletons in my closet!' Vanessa Lachey gushed that the secret to her happy marriage with Nick Lachey is honesty, pictured with him and their son Camden

Vanessa, 32, and Nick, 39, welcomed their first son, Camden, in September 2012 and the busy mother is currently planning Nick’s 40th and Camden’s first birthdays.

She said: 'It's so funny, the same time I'm planning my husband's 40th birthday, I'm planning my son's first birthday! So I've been in planning mode for the past month! I am planning a party for my big guy AND my little guy!'

Meanwhile, Vanessa was thrilled to land a role on new sitcom Dads because the schedule fits perfectly with caring for Camden.

Balancing act: The 32-year-old said that balancing her career and family life works well with her new role on Fox sitcom Dads because of the regular hours

She explained: 'It's actually a great balance because multi-cam television is the best job schedule, it's kind of like a 9 to 5.'

'I can wake up in the morning with him at 7:30, I can give him his bottle and breakfast, put down and go to work - and I'll still be home to bathe him, sing to him, and put him down at night. That's the best. I play a mom and I am one in real life!' the actress gushed.

Unfortunately, Vanessa's upcoming Fox sitcom is thus far less successful than her marriage, as it's already getting slammed by critics for being 'crass, sexist and exploiting racial stereotypes.'

Back at work! The actress seemed to be having a ball at the Fox Summer TCA party on Thursday, gushing about how pleased she was with her hair

Despite the less than warm reception, she and her co-stars were in an upbeat and light-hearted mood as they spoke with reporters at a panel discussion in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

The active mother was attending the Fox session at the summer TCAs when the controversy surrounding the upcoming series came to dominate the presentation.

During the event, TV Guide tweeted a quote from the television personality, who was defending the content of her comedic pilot: 'I'm not saying this show is a lesson, but if we can't laugh at ourselves, then what are we doing in this life?'

On and off the screen: Vanessa, pictured here on the Dads panel on Thursday, spoke of how great it was to play a mom both on the screen and off the screen